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QuoteOur FREEDOM as you put it J was never actually in jepeody the ANZACs Korean Vets and Vietnam Vets were NOT Defending our country or our way of life, they were either following the British or American lead.
In thier own way yes they were.
WW I was sheer stupidy on all sides but had there been a different outcome.. what would the world now be like.
In WW II the Japanese were at your doorstep in Port Moresby and we fought to push them back....together in the Battle of the Coral Sea and others.
The Korean and Vietnam vets yours and ours were there as part of the larger "Cold War". How different would this world be now if all of the freedom loving nations not taken a stand against all the "ism's". By showing resolve and willingness to stop the "isms" those that do not believe in freedom did not win those conflicts. There are many what if's that can be cited. So far we have not been stupid enough to use nuclear weapons again, but if those veterans from all the countries had not put thier lives in harms way...... would that have been the case or would thered already have been a devestating nuclear war.
People who stand up and show their resolve and strength do not end up being dominated by tyrannical regimes.
I hope we as a people can keep control on this regime from becoming tyranical though the paranoia brought on by the aftermath of 9/11. We have the beginnings of a Cabalistic insular holy warrior mentality that if you do not agree with them then you are unpatriotic and un-american. That is a very slippery path to go down.
Freedom is an ongoing project that allows people to live in the light, instead of the darkness of ignorance and fear.
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QuoteAnd you see this asa good thing where, possessions and ownership have risen above people and community
I certainly do. There are few countries in the world where I as a woman can own my own home, drive a 2003 truck, own a couple large boats, take vacations where ever I see fit in the world, afford to take up a very expensive sport and buy a lot of new equipment to support that habit. Sure those are materialistic things but I also served in the armed forces of this country for 8 years. I have traveled to about 40 countries in my life and have seen how many of those countries allow women the advantages I have been blessed within this one. I worked VERY HARD for a good education that allowed me to get a very good job, how many women in Africa or the middle east or Asia or even in Europe can attain that and have anything more than being a slave to their circumstances.
No its not about the materialistic things in life for me, but I would venture I am far happier than MOST women on this planet in the opportunities I was given as part of that.
IT seems to me that a goodly number of people on this planet seek those same advantages.
Then again there are those who would drag the entire world kicking and screaming back into the squalor and darkness of the 7th century.
Against that I would fight anyone anytime and anyplace to avoid.
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And you see this asa good thing where, possessions and ownership have risen above people and community
My Life ROCKS!
How's yours doing?
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